Broom-holder.



F. HLHORTON.

BROOM HOLDER.'

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1,297,351. Patented Mar. 18,1919.

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ATTORNEY FLOYD HAROLD HORTON, 0F ATLANTA, INDIANA.

BROOM-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Appucation med January 1s, 191s. serial No. 212,070.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FLOYD HAROLD HOR- ToN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Hamilton and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBroom-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to broom holders and the principal object thereofis to provide a broom holder which will effectively retain the broom ina position where the same may be readily grasped and removed therefrom.

A second obj ect of the invention is to provide a broom holder whichwill support the broom effectively and yet will not mar the handle ofthe same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a broom holder which willpositively support the broom against movement and' which is held in suchposition by its own weight.

Another important object of my invention resides in the provision of abroom holder which consists of few parts, which may be readily assembledand disassembled, and which may be manufactured and placed on the marketat a minimum cost.

The above objects together with others will be fully brought out in thefollowing- Specication and the inventive features eX- plicitly definedin the appended claims.

The invention consists of combinations, constructions, arrangements andoperations which will be hereinafter specifically set forth andillustrated -in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a broom holder constructed in accordance with my idea andsupporting a broom therein, the broom being shown in dotted lines,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the broom removed, the full lineposition of the device being the position for holding the broom, whilethe dotted line position illustrates the manner in which the movablepart of the device is moved in order to release the broom, and

. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in all the views.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates anelongated block which is :secured to the wall or any other supportthrough the medium of fastenings 6.

Secured to the front-face of the block 5 adjacent its lower end isablock or clamping jaw 7 which is secured tothe block 5 through themedium of a fastening 8. The outer longitudinal or the vertical face ofthe block 7 is formed with a substantially semi-cylindrical groove 9which is adapted to conform to the curvature of the broom handle.

A movable jaw or block 10 is provided which is also provided with asemi-circular longitudinal groove 11 which is adapted to .accommodatethe broom handle at a point diametrically opposite that point engaged bythe jaw 7. The groove 11 in the block 10 and the groove 9 in the block 7each are lined with sandpaper or other rough material, in order toprevent the broom handle from slipping through the jaws.

A hinge connection or bracket consisting of a pair of wires 12 and 13each has one extremity loosely engaged with one of the side longitudinalfaces of the block 10. These wires 12 and 13 are twisted together as at14 at their medial portions and extend in Aopposite directions, andthence bent at right angles and then inwardly to afford trunnions 15which are mounted in bearings 16 on the block 5.

From the disclosure it will be obvious that when the broom handle isplaced between the jaws 7 and 10 in the manner shown in Fig. 2, thebroom will be held in place by its own weight, and that upon the movingof the block 10 or broom handle upwardly so that the block 10 occupiesthe position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the broom may be readilyreleased.

This disclosure is merely illustrative and I wish to here state that theinvention can be embodied in constructions other than the one hereinspecified, and that my limits of such embodiment are only governed bythe subjoined claims.

What is claimed, isz- 1. A broom holder comprising a supporting plate, ajaw fixedly secured to said plate, arms hingedly connected to the plateabove said jaw, and a second jaw releasably carried by said arms andarranged to coperate with said first mentioned jaw.

2. A broom holder comprising a supporting plate, a jaw iXedly secured tosaid plate, parallel clamping arms secured together at one end to forma, loop and hingedly connected with said supportin plate above said jawand a second jaw re easably clamped Patented Mar. 18, 1919. i

operating with said /Istmentioned; jaw. Y Y

3. A broom holder comprising a supportsaid rst mentioned jaw. i 1 ingplate, a jaw fixed to said plate, a pairof fIntestirnony whereof I ax mysignature parallel clamping arms secured together at inv-presence of twowitnesses. one/end yandYhingellvffczomre'oted to the-plate FLOYD HAROLDIat a point above `said jaw, the lfree ends of lVitnesses: said armsbeing extendedinvvadly'at right 'K1a.i\T1\*ETH*Eiaimiv7 angles, and.second jaw. provided with side MILDRED SHAFFER.

between the free ends of said arms and oov of saidarmsuand arranged toooperate with Asockets loosely receiving theintilrned ends 10

